1 Samuel 2:36

Easy To Read Version

Then all the people who are left in your family will come and bow down before this priest. They will beg for a little money or a piece of bread. They will say, “Please give me a job as priest so I can have some food to eat.”’”

Cross References

1 Kings 2:27

Solomon told Abiathar that he could not continue to serve as a priest of the Lord. This happened the way the Lord said it would. God said this about Eli the priest and his family at Shiloh. {And Abiathar was from Eli’s family.}

Proverbs 14:19

Good people will win against evil people. Evil people will be forced to bow down to them.

Malachi 1:13

And you don’t like the food from that table. You smell the food and refuse to eat it. You say it is bad. \{But that is not true.\} Then you bring sick, crippled, and hurt animals to me. You try to give sick animals to me as sacrifices. But I will not accept those sick animals from you.

Judges 17:10

Then Micah said to him, “Live with me. Be my father and my priest. I will give you 4 ounces [131] of silver each year. I will also give you clothes and food.”

1 Samuel 2:35

I will choose a faithful priest for myself. This priest will listen to me and do what I want. I will make this priest’s family strong. He will always serve before my chosen king. [33]

1 Samuel 3:1

The boy Samuel served the Lord under Eli. At that time, the Lord did not speak directly to people very often. There were very few visions. [34]